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1Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Palliative Care Service, 1906 Belleview Avenue Southeast, Roanoke, VA 24014, USA; Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, 2 Riverside Circle, Roanoke, VA 24014, USA.
Abstract:
Dementia is a progressive, incurable condition that causes limitations in life and should be recognized as a life-limiting condition. Health care professionals should understand its trajectory to better manage symptoms and to provide early and ongoing advance care planning. Advanced practice registered nurses are uniquely qualified to work with patients and their families to identify care preferences and then to align treatments to them. Palliative care and hospice are important interventions that should be integrated into the management of patients with dementia. Additionally, early integration of palliative medicine can better manage symptoms and lessen the strain on loved ones.
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